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Brand name: Frusemide (AS) TM
Active ingredients: furosemide (frusemide)
What it is used for
Oedema: Adults and children. Treatment of oedema associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome. Frusemide is particularly useful when an agent with greater diuretic potential than that of those commonly employed is desired. Parenteral therapy with frusemide should be reserved for patients unable to take oral medication or for patients in emergency clinical situations. If gastrointestinal absorption is impaired or oral medication is not practical for any reason, frusemide is indicated by intravenous or intramuscular route. Parenteral use should be replaced with oral AS-Frusemide as soon as practical. Hypertension: Adults. Oral AS-Frusemide may be used in adults for the treatment of hypertension alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents. Hypertensive patients who cannot be adequately controlled with thiazides will probably also not be adequately controlled with AS-Frusemide alone.
How to take it
The way to take this medicine is: Oral. This medicine is taken by mouth.
- Store below 30 degrees Celsius
- Protect from Moisture
- Protect from Light
- Shelf lifetime is 3 Years.
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Visual appearance
An off-white, round, flat, bevelled edged tablet engraved with 40 over breakline on one side and plain on the other side
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This medicine is available from a pharmacist and requires a prescription. It is
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For the active ingredient furosemide (frusemide)
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